The impact of the microbiota-gut-brain axis on Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology

T Doifode, VV Giridharan, JS Generoso, G Bhatti… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The gut microbiota is a complex ecosystem that comprises of more than 100 trillion symbiotic
microbial cells. The microbiota, the gut, and the brain form an association,'the microbiota-gut …

TLR4 cross-talk with NLRP3 inflammasome and complement signaling pathways in Alzheimer's disease

J Yang, L Wise, K Fukuchi - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Amyloid plaques, mainly composed of abnormally aggregated amyloid β-protein (Aβ) in the
brain parenchyma, and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), consisting of hyperphosphorylated tau …

Periodontal microorganisms and Alzheimer disease–A causative relationship?

G Jungbauer, A Stähli, X Zhu… - Periodontology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the initiation or exacerbation of Alzheimer disease, the dissemination of oral
microorganisms into the brain tissue or the low‐level systemic inflammation have been …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic oral application of a periodontal pathogen results in brain inflammation, neurodegeneration and amyloid beta production in wild type mice

V Ilievski, PK Zuchowska, SJ Green, PT Toth… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The results from cross sectional and longitudinal studies show that periodontitis
is closely associated with cognitive impairment (CI) and Alzhemer's Disease (AD). Further …

Lipopolysaccharide associates with amyloid plaques, neurons and oligodendrocytes in Alzheimer's disease brain: a review

X Zhan, B Stamova, FR Sharp - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
This review proposes that lipopolysaccharide (LPS, found in the wall of all Gram-negative
bacteria) could play a role in causing sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). This is based in …

Porphyromonas gingivalis and Its Systemic Impact: Current Status

F Mei, M Xie, X Huang, Y Long, X Lu, X Wang, L Chen - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
The relationship between periodontitis and systemic diseases, notably including
atherosclerosis and diabetes, has been studied for several years. Porphyromonas …

The role of periodontitis and periodontal bacteria in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

M Dioguardi, V Crincoli, L Laino, M Alovisi… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The evidence of a connection between the peripheral inflammatory processes and
neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system is becoming more apparent. This …

Cathepsin B gene knockout improves behavioral deficits and reduces pathology in models of neurologic disorders

G Hook, T Reinheckel, J Ni, Z Wu, M Kindy… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - ASPET
Cathepsin B (CTSB) is a powerful lysosomal protease. This review evaluated CTSB gene
knockout (KO) outcomes for amelioration of brain dysfunctions in neurologic diseases and …

Can an infection hypothesis explain the beta amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease?

T Fulop, JM Witkowski, K Bourgade, A Khalil… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent type of dementia. The pathological hallmarks
of the disease are extracellular senile plaques composed of beta-amyloid peptide (Aβ) and …

Time to test antibacterial therapy in Alzheimer's disease

F Panza, M Lozupone, V Solfrizzi, M Watling… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Alzheimer's disease is associated with cerebral accumulation of amyloid-β peptide and
hyperphosphorylated tau. In the past 28 years, huge efforts have been made in attempting to …